[Healeys] Question for Shop Owners / Restorers Only - OD Throttle

[kentmclean at comcast.net]

Bob Spidell wrote:
> re:
> "On that 100/6, if revs dropped too low, it would switch out of OD and into the 
> straight gear, like an automatic"
> 
> That's not what the O/D throttle ("kickdown") switch is supposed to do.  Sounds 
> like that car had a marginal/weak oil pump in the O/D.

That's too bad. I rather liked it.  IIRC, when you brought the revs back up 
and then let off the gas, the OD would kick back in. 

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Kent McLean
'59 100 BN2